"A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fly, and is also known as a busta."Two weeks ago, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle dubbed Tigers ultra-reserve Ryan Raburn a "scrub". That game, Raburn hit a pinch-hit solo homerun to put the Tigers ahead and up for good on their way to a 5-1 win   more...
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A 102 mph fastball or a classic guitar battle against Slash? I think big Joel has made his choice, much to the dismay of Jim Leiland and the rest of the Tigers. Probably the only blemish for Detroit is their questionable middle relief anchored by a closer more adept at shooting off his opinions   more...
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At this point it's impossible to find players on the waiver wire who can help you in all five stat categories. You are better off finding several individual players who are great at producing in one specific category. AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams takes a look at some of those players in   more...
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It's a free for all on All Star day. I won't post a game thread for tonight's All Star game so feel free to use this space. Other possible topics for discussion but feel free to deviate:What Tiger will have the most significant impact in the second half?Joel Zumaya has allowed 24 baserunners   more...
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Inspired by vintage Simmons and MJD, a humorous running record of the ALCS Game 1. "Lou Piniella on Detroit pitching coach Chuck Hernandez: 'He doesn't teach too much mechanics but he has a very nice message for the kids.' Hey, Joel Zumaya: Crack is wack."
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If you look at the radar guns speeds this playoff and at any MLB game or just on telivision they seem to be set to show a higher speed than it is except maybe with knuckleballers which they do teh oppisite. If some guy hits 103 MPH or something than great but if hes throwing 97 MPH than thats just   more...
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With Spring Training fast approaching, FIO staff writer Rich Lerner takes a look at each MLB team in terms of fantasy purposes. In this discussion, we will take a look at the potential offensive/pitching impact players, some questionable guys, and some youngsters on the come up. This time around   more...
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This week's most recommended Waiver Wire pickups from FFToolbox, The Hardball Times, Yahoo! Sports, and CBS Sports.
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A month into the season, FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter takes a look around the league at bullpens and closers. Helping you look in the right direction for your fantasy roster, this comprehensive article includes: Closer News & Notes, Closer DL Report, Middle Relievers/Setup Men, and   more...
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The above names could help anyones team, but are they really worth it. Another look this week at players who could help your team(s).
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After acquiring the best player the Florida Marlins ever produced (Miguel Cabrera) and the National League wins leader in 2005 (Dontrelle Willis) in an offseason trade, many thought the Detroit Tigers were the club to beat in 2008. Then young star Curtis Granderson got hurt. Then they lost seven in   more...
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FIO staff writer Lou Poulas takes a look back at this season in fantasy baseball and discusses some of the finer points of injuries. What were the true impacts of the number of injuries suffered by some of your fantasy studs in 2007? And who were the main culprits?
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Joel Zumaya says he won't be throwing as hard this year in hopes to induce more ground balls.
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After blowing the game last night, Todd Jones left the stadium without talking to the media to allegedly beat the post game fireworks. He did leave a note on his locker, however: "I am not ducking the media. I wanted to beat the fireworks. I sucked tonight. I blew the game. It's all my fault.   more...
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What is the correlation between being a baseball player and suffering bizarre injuries? Whether it's Glenallen Hill falling through a table then down a staircase while dreaming about spiders, Marty Cordova falling asleep and burning himself in a tanning bed or John Smoltz ironing a shirt he was   more...
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